Kate Spade & Co (KATE) Form 4 Kate Spade & Co / Craig Leavitt ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Leavitt Craig

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KATE SPADE & COMPANY

2 PARK AVE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10016

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kate Spade & Co [ KATE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $1 per share	01/09/2017		M(1)		70,689	A	$0.00	84,497	D
Common Stock, par value $1 per share	01/09/2017		F		31,426	D	$17.81	53,071	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Staking Market Share Units	(1)	01/09/2017		M			70,689(2)	01/09/2017	(3)	Common Stock, par value $1 per share	70,689	$0.00	140,458(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Staking market share units ("Staking MSUs") granted on January 7, 2014 and converted to shares of Issuer's common stock on a one-to-one basis upon vesting on January 9, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the 2014 Staking MSU award.

2. Represents 50.328% of target. The actual number of shares of common stock that vested was contingent on the market price levels that the Issuer's common stock achieved during pre-determined intervals, with a potential payout ranging from 30% to 200% of the number of target Staking MSUs awarded.

3. Not applicable.

4. Each Staking MSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock based on certain vesting conditions. The number of Staking MSUs reported as beneficially owned following the reported transaction represents the target number awarded on January 7, 2014 corresponding to the second and final performance period ending on January 7, 2019.

Remarks:

	Timothy F. Michno, as Attorney-In-Fact	01/11/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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